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sharp shinned hawk

Accipiter striatus

Description:

saw this guy in my backyard looking for a meal usually a white winged dove but I do not know what kind of hawk it is...can someone help? This shot is not a good one because I shot it through a window screen and it is a overcast day wet and damp

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3 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

Thanks Karen now I have an ID...this bird comes around for many yrs now. just too hard to get a shot of it.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Looks more like a sharp shinned hawk http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sharp...

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

could this be a coopers hawk?

SusanEllison
Spotted by
SusanEllison

Houston, Texas, USA

Spotted on Dec 26, 2011
Submitted on Dec 26, 2011

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